Improved compound for cure of dropsy



JOHN R. STRIOKLAND, OF SAYVILLE, NEW:v YORK.

Letters PatentNo. 92,394,-da-ted July 6, 1869.

IIVIPRQVED COMPOUND FOR CURE .OIE DROPSY.

The Schedule referred to in.these Letters Patent and. making part of the same;

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J om: It. STRICKLAND, of Sayville, in the county of Suflolk, and State of New. York, have invented a new and-useful Compound for the Re lief of Dropsy; and I-do' hereby declare thefollowing to he a full, clear, and exact description of the said invention, and of the mode of preparing the said compound.

' After a considerable experience in the treatmentof (lropsy, and various experiments, in order to discover the proportions of ingredients that have the most heneficial effectin curing or relieving those afliictedwith dropsy, I'have discovered the followingas the best proportions and mode of preparing the compound:

1 take three pounds of milkweed-root, one pound of dandelion-root, and one pound of sarsaparilla-root, and one gallon of water, or in about that proportion.

I boil these together, and remove any scum, and add to the infusion about four pounds of sugar, and

boil the mass down to about three quarts; and 1pmfer to add about one gill of gin, which aids in preserv ing the compound.

This composition I have found to benefit persons afflicted with dropsy, and, in most cases, to enti ely cure them. I

The'quantity of this compound that is taken for a dose will vary, according to the condition of the patient, from a teaspoonful daily to a larger dose.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The aforesaid compound, prepared in the manner set forth, and for the purposes specified.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my signature, this 9th day of J nue, A. 1). 1869.

y JOHN R. STRICKLAN D.

Witnesses:

CHAS. H. SMITH, Gno. T. PINCKNEY. 

